diff --git a/examples/http/client.js b/examples/http/client.js
index 69a4d84fe..aa812785a 100644
--- a/examples/http/client.js
+++ b/examples/http/client.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ function makeRequest() {
             });
         });
     })
+
+    // The process must live for at least the interval past any traces that
+    // must be exported, or some risk being lost if they are recorded after the
+    // last export.
+    console.log('Sleeping 5 seconds before shutdown to ensure all records are flushed.')
+    setTimeout(() => { console.log('Completed.'); }, 5000);
 }
 
 makeRequest();
diff --git a/examples/http/setup.js b/examples/http/setup.js
index 74dd5e5ca..4be600001 100644
--- a/examples/http/setup.js
+++ b/examples/http/setup.js
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@ const { ZipkinExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin');
 const EXPORTER = process.env.EXPORTER || '';
 
 function setupTracerAndExporters(service) {
-    let exporter;
-    const options = {
-        serviceName: service,
-    }
     const tracer = new NodeTracer();
-    
+
+    let exporter;
     if (EXPORTER.toLowerCase().startsWith('z')) {
-      exporter = new ZipkinExporter(options);
+      exporter = new ZipkinExporter({
+        serviceName: service,
+      });
     } else {
-      exporter = new JaegerExporter(options);
+      exporter = new JaegerExporter({
+        serviceName: service,
+        // The default flush interval is 5 seconds.
+        flushInterval: 2000
+      });
     }
 
     tracer.addSpanProcessor(new SimpleSpanProcessor(exporter));
-    
+
     // Initialize the OpenTelemetry APIs to use the BasicTracer bindings
     opentelemetry.initGlobalTracer(tracer);
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
index e14514e41..5f02a8e90 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/jaeger.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class JaegerExporter implements SpanExporter {
     this._sender.setProcess(this._process);
 
     const flushInterval = config.flushInterval || 5000;
-    this._timer = setInterval(this._flush, flushInterval);
+    this._timer = setInterval(this._flush.bind(this), flushInterval);
     unrefTimer(this._timer);
   }